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back substantiv

back [backs](a position behind most players on the team)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk] [US: ˈbæk]

crate [crates](box or basket)
noun
[UK: kreɪt] [US: ˈkreɪt]

back adverb

aback(said of sails pressed backward)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbæk] [US: ə.ˈbæk]

back substantiv
{c}

defenceman(defender in ice hockey and lacrosse)
noun

defender [defenders](sports term)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈfen.də(r)] [US: də.ˈfen.dər]

forecastle [forecastles](nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊk.sl̩] [US: ˈfoʊk.sl̩]

reverse [reverses](gear)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈvɜːs] [US: rɪ.ˈvɝːs]

backa verb

back [backed, backing, backs](to go in the reverse direction)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk] [US: ˈbæk]
She backed into a stack of books. = Hon backade in i en trave böcker.

backa adjektiv

reverse(causing movement in the opposite direction)
adjective
[UK: rɪ.ˈvɜːs] [US: rɪ.ˈvɝːs]
He reversed. = Han backade.

backa upp verb

back [backed, backing, backs](to support)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk] [US: ˈbæk]

backanal [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

bacchanal(drunken revelry; an orgy)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.ə.nəl] [US: ˈbæk.ə.nəl]

backanalisk [~t ~a] adjektiv

bacchanal(engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy)
adjective
[UK: ˈbæk.ə.nəl] [US: ˈbæk.ə.nəl]

backdäck substantiv
{n}

forecastle [forecastles](nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊk.sl̩] [US: ˈfoʊk.sl̩]

backe [~n backar] substantiv
{c}

ground [grounds](surface of the Earth)
noun
[UK: ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈɡraʊnd]
John is lying on the ground. = John ligger på backen.

hill [hills](elevated location)
noun
[UK: hɪl] [US: ˈhɪl]
Ken ran up the hill. = Ken sprang uppför backen.

hillside [hillsides](side of a hill)
noun
[UK: ˈhɪl.saɪd] [US: ˈhɪl.ˌsaɪd]

slope [slopes](area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)
noun
[UK: sləʊp] [US: sloʊp]

backfisch [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

backfisch(teenage girl)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.fɪʃ] [US: ˈbæk.fɪʃ]

backgammon substantiv
{n}

backgammon(board game)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.ˌɡæ.mən] [US: ˈbæk.ˌɡæ.mən]

backhand [~en ~s] substantiv
{c}

backhand [backhands](stroke in tennis)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.hænd] [US: ˈbæk.ˌhænd]

backhand- adjektiv

backhand(in the backhand style)
adjective
[UK: ˈbæk.hænd] [US: ˈbæk.ˌhænd]

backhandslag [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

backhand [backhands](stroke in tennis)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.hænd] [US: ˈbæk.ˌhænd]

backhoppning [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

ski jumping(a winter sport)
noun
[UK: skiː ˈdʒʌmp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈskiː ˈdʒʌmp.ɪŋ]

backning [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

seconds(second serving)
noun
[UK: sɪˈkɒndz] [US: ˈsekəndz]

backronym substantiv
{n}

backronymnoun

backsippa [~n ~sippor] substantiv
{c}

pasque flower(flower of Pulsatilla)
noun

backslagstangent substantiv
{c}

backspace [backspaces](typewriter key)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.speɪs] [US: ˈbæk.speɪs]

backspegel [~n ~speglar] substantiv
{c}

rear-view mirror(mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind)
noun

backsteg substantiv
{n}

backspace [backspaces](typewriter key)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.speɪs] [US: ˈbæk.speɪs]

backstegstangent substantiv
{c}

backspace [backspaces](typewriter key)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.speɪs] [US: ˈbæk.speɪs]

backsvala [~n ~svalor] substantiv
{c}

sand martin [sand martins](bird)
noun
[UK: sænd ˈmɑː.tɪn] [US: ˈsænd ˈmɑːr.tən]

barbacka adverb

bareback(without a saddle)
adverb
[UK: ˈbeə.bæk] [US: ˈbeə.bæk]

bromsback [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

brake pad(friction element in a disc brake)
noun

comeback [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

comeback [comebacks](return to fame etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌm.bæk] [US: ˈkʌm.ˌbæk]

feedback [~en] substantiv
{c}

feedback [feedbacks](critical assessment of process or activity)
noun
[UK: ˈfiːd.bæk] [US: ˈfiːd.ˌbæk]

flashback [~en ~s] substantiv
{c}

flashback [flashbacks](a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)
noun
[UK: ˈflæʃ.bæk] [US: ˈflæʃ.ˌbæk]

Habackuk proper noun

Habakkuk(book of the Bible)
proper noun

högerback [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

right back(a defender who plays on the right)
noun
[UK: raɪt ˈbæk] [US: ˈraɪt ˈbæk]

mittback [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

centre-back(a central defender)
noun

nedförsbacke [~n ~backar] substantiv
{c}

decline [declines](sloping downward)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈklaɪn] [US: dɪ.ˈklaɪn]

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